Polonia Bydgoszcz

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ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz
Club information
Track address	ul. Sportowa 2 Bydgoszcz
Country	Poland
Founded	1946
Team manager	Zenon Plech
Team captain	Andreas Jonsson
League	2009 Ekstraliga
Website	Official website
Club facts
Colours	White and Red
Track size	348 m
Track record time	60.11
Track record date	20 June 1999
Track record holder	Tomasz Gollob
Major team honours
European Club Champions Polish League Champions Pair Polish Champion Individual Polish Champion	1998, 1999, 2001 1955, 1971, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 1974, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002

ŻKS Polonia Bydgoszcz is a Polish speedway team based in Bydgoszcz who currently race in the Speedway Ekstraliga (the top division). The club has won the Polish Speedway League Championship seven times, the latest in 2002, and European Team Championship three times, the latest in 2001.

Club history

• 1920 - Creation of Klub Sportowy "Polonia" (Sport's Club "Polonia")
• 1946 - Creation of motorcycle section in Polonia
• 1948 - First start in Team Speedway Polish Championship
• 1951
  • First start in the top division (Firist League)
  • First medal in Polish Championship: Zbigniew Raniszewski - bronze in IMP
• 1955 - First Team Polish Champion title
• 1959 - Rider Mieczysław Połukard - first Polish rider to ride in the Individual World Championship Final
• 1968 - First ride in Relegation playoffs
• 1982 - First Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
• 1985 - Mieczysław Połukard death on track
• 1991 - Tony Rickardsson and Peter Karlsson - first foreigners in Team
• 2007 - Team was relegated from the top division first time in history

Management

Polonia Bydgoszcz since 27 October 2006 is Joint stock company (pl: spółka akcyjna or S.A.).

• board of directors:
  • President: Leszek Tillinger
• supervisory board:
  • President: Bartosz Rakoczy
  • Members: Bogdan Sawarski and Roman Woźniak
• annual general meeting:
  • 80 % - BTŻ Polonia Bydgoszcz (Voluntary association)
  • 20 % - City Bydgoszcz

2009 Team

Polonia's capitan Andreas Jonsson.

2008 Team

2007 Team

Łopaczewski and Mazur was started only in PC Junior Team and PC Junior Pair

• Statistics in 2007 Speedway Ekstraliga ^[2]

Pos	Name	Match	Heats	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	E	F	X	T	Pts	Bon	Total	Joker			CMA	Home	Away
13	Andreas Jonsson	11	58	18	23	11	4	1	1			115	6	121	8	2.017	11.00	8.07	2.065	1.963
26	Jonas Davidsson	9	41	11	9	11	8	1			1	62	7	69		1.683	7.67	6.73	1.400	1.952
29	Rafał Okoniewski	15	78	17	22	21	12	4			2	116	12	128		1.641	8.53	6.56	1.973	1.341
33	Krystian Klecha	12	45	8	10	15	9	2	1			59	9	68		1.511	5.67	6.04	1.667	1.278
36	Emil Saifutdinov	9	41	6	10	13	9		3			51	9	60		1.463	6.67	5.85	1.833	1.174
37	Krzysztof Buczkowski	13	56	12	13	13	14	2		2		77	6	83	4	1.446	6.38	5.79	1.586	1.296
38	Michał Szczepaniak	15	70	7	24	14	23	1		1		83	15	98		1.400	6.53	5.60	1.632	1.125
41	Mariusz Staszewski	11	42	6	6	20	9	1				50	7	57		1.357	5.18	5.43	1.632	1.130
42	Marcin Jędrzejewski	13	49	5	1	18	13			1	1	55	11	66		1.347	5.08	5.39	1.762	1.036

Competitions in Bydgoszcz

Tomasz Gollob won Criterium of Aces 14 times.

2007 Podium: Jaguś (2nd), Ferjan (1st), Mi. Szczepaniak (3rd).

Speedway Grand Prix

Polonia Bydgoszcz hosts the Speedway Grand Prix of Poland in the Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium (1998-99, since 2001). In 2000 Polonia hosts Speedway Grand Prix of Europe. Tomasz Gollob won in Bydgoszcz SGP 6 times.

Pomeranian-Kuyavian Derby

The Pomeranian-Kuyavian Derby is the name given to speedway matches between Polonia Bydgoszcz and Unibax Toruń.

Criterium of Aces

The Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces (Polish: Kryterium Asów Polskich Lig Żużlowych im. Mieczysława Połukarda) usually referred to as the Criterium of Aces (Kryterium Asów) is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polonia Bydgoszcz.

The Criterium of Aces held in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz. It is seen by riders and fans as the official opening of the new season. First staged in 1982, although a similar meeting was held in the 1951 as Criterium of Aces (Criterium Asów). The most successful rider in Criterium history is Tomasz Gollob (former Polonia's rider). He won Criterium 14 times between 1990 and 2008.

Honours

Stadium

Polonia Stadium.

The stadium is located on ulica Sportowa 2 (Sports Street). It contains 20,000 seats. The track is 348 metres long and has a granite surface. The track record was made by Tomasz Gollob (60.11 sec on June 20, 1999).

Notes

See also

• Speedway in Poland
• Bydgoszcz

External links

• Polski Official website
• Polski Official website of voluntary association Polonia

v · d · ePolonia Bydgoszcz for 2009 season Seniors: Andreas Jonsson (c) • Tomasz Chrzanowski • Antonio Lindbäck • Krzysztof Buczkowski • Jonas Davidsson • Marcin Jędrzejewski • Daniel Davidsson Juniors (U-21): Emil Sayfutdinov • Damian Adamczak • Jonas Andersson • Mikołaj Curyło • Mirosław Konieczny • Szymon Woźniak Coach: Plech

v · d · ePolish speedway teams in 2009 season Extraleague Toruń • Leszno • Zielona Góra • Częstochowa • Wrocław • Gorzów Wlkp. • Bydgoszcz • Tarnów First League Rzeszów • Gdańsk • Miskolc (HUN) • Poznań • Daugavpils (LVA) • Rybnik • Grudziądz • Gniezno Second League Rawicz • Ostrów Wlkp. • Łódź • Opole • Lublin • Krosno • Piła • Kraków Amateur League Bydgoszcz • Częstochowa • Leszno • Lublin • Piła Formers Świętochłowice

v · d · eMieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces seasons 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Mieczysław Połukard • Polonia Stadium • Polonia Bydgoszcz